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Part of the facade of the tomb of Cecilia Metella by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

Part of the facade of the tomb of Cecilia Metella

Part of the facade of the tomb of Cecilia Metella

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 43 x 61.5 cm (16 15/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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View of the upper storey of the Cages for Wild Animals built by the Emperor Domitian, associated with the Flavian Amphitheater and commonly called the Curia Hostilia, from Views of Rome

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View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore with its two flanking wings, from Views of Rome

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Arch of Trajan at Beneventum in the Kingdom of Naples

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View of the exterior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from Views of Rome

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The Tomb of the Plautii, near the Ponte Lucano

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